DBK skifter, i forbindelse med den opgraderede Bogportal, datagrundlag til ONIX-standard
Den opgraderede Bogportal vil være baseret på data med den europæriske ONIX-standard, der definerer hvordan data registreres og udtrykkes på boglige materialer.
Overgangen til ONIX-standard vil skabe et mere ensartet datagrundlag på tværs af branchen.
Overgangen medfører blandt andet ændringer i:
- Opdaterede materialetyper
- Opdaterede undskyldningskoder
- Dataleverance i ONIX-format
Følgende beskrivelser vil være på engelsk, da informationen primært er henvendt til udvikling og dokumentation.
For danske hjælpeartikler se mere i Hjælpeuniverset.
In English
As part of the project for the new Bogportalen platform, the format for delivering metadata to Bogportalen is being changed from an older Bogportalen format to the standard ONIX format.
ONIX is an international standard for book data, already used by several of DBK’s customers in other contexts, which makes it appropriate for DBK to adopt the standard as well.
You can read more about ONIX in general at Editeur.
From the very extensive list of fields in the full international standard, DBK is engaging in dialogue with customers who both supply and receive metadata, to define a limited set of fields that ensures the data is both relevant and useful.
A webinar about metadata from DBK in ONIX has been held. Watch the webinar here.
All customers supplying and receiving metadata to and from Bogportalen were formally notified of the change at the end of August 2025.
If you have questions regarding the current integrations, please contact DBK
Onix fields
In general, ONIX data must be delivered in ONIX version 3.1.
Below is a list of the different versions of ONIX fields supported by DBK.
| Date | Version | Download | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
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08.01.2026 |
1.3 |
Updated specification with adition of further ProductType and ProductTypeDetail fields. |
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19.12.2025 |
1.2 |
Updated specification and example file, with available codes in onix out for bookstores/publishers, and specification on how “ombytning possible” is set as a return option on books. |
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03.12.2025 |
1.1 |
Updated specification and example file, that validates against onix 3.1, and has information of mandatory fields. |
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14.10.2025 |
1.0 |
Fixed specifications, with fields and functionality for april 2026 go-live |
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29.09.2025 |
0,7 |
Opdated version with support of discounts. Sample file is updated with adjusted way of adding multiple keywords to a product |
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16.09.2025 |
0,6 |
Updated version based on feedback from webinars ad direct feedback from customers |
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01.09.2025 |
0,5 |
First draft of fields. Used for dialogue with DBK customers regarding the final fields. Please note that the format is subject to approval by DBK’s customers and has not yet been finally approved. |
In the document below, is a list with all the fields that are available in the current data to Bogportalen, and what fields are included in the new format. Use the list to verify if the fields not in scope are used for something important in your systems and processes.
Green = Included in both current and new data delivery
Yellow = Not included in the new data delivery, but under consideration for a future update
Red = Not included and not planned for future data deliveries
Reason codes (undskyldningskoder) overview
In the previous data deliveries, reason codes (undskyldningskoder) was a direct part of the data delivery. Reason codes doesn’t exist 1:1 in Onix, but can be defined, using different combinations of the fields <MarketPublishingStatus> and <ProductAvailability>.
See list of reason codes (undskyldningskoder) mapping examples.
What products a available in the Onix export
Publishers:
Publishers using the export can see all their products, regardless of the MarketPublishingStatus of their products.
Bookstores:
Bookstores can see products that publishers has given one of the following marketPublishingStatus codes:
- 02 (Forthcoming)
- 04 (Active)
- 06 (Out of print)
Thema codes (27)
The default classification of books in Onix, is Thema codes.
Material types
Material Types in the Upgraded Bogportal Will Be Expressed in ONIX Codes/Text
In the upgraded Bogportal, material types will be specified using ONIX codes and text.
When DBK converts data from the existing Bogportal to the upgraded version, existing material types will be converted into the relevant ONIX codes and texts.
In the ONIX standard, material types are defined at two levels:
ProductForm
ProductFormDetail
The ONIX standard contains a wide range of possible combinations between ProductForm and ProductFormDetail.
To ensure that the industry operates on as uniform a basis as possible, DBK has defined a set of recommended combinations. These will replace the majority of the material types currently used in the existing Bogportal.
You can read more here:
See the ONIX standard overview of ProductForm and ProductFormDetail
See DBK’s recommended combinations replacing existing material types
Please note that, as part of the preparations for the upgraded Bogportal, DBK will convert existing material types to the new recommended combinations.
Bookstore classification (27,24)
Although Thema is the standard classification for books, the older format ‘Boghandlernes varegrupper’ (Booksellers’ product groups) is also included as an optional proprietary subject scheme “24” within “27”. Since ‘Boghandlernes varegrupper’ is still widely used in the Danish book industry, it is therefore supported in the ONIX fields used by DBK.
Onix fields FAQ
Keywords for a product will be sent within a single subject, as semicolon-separated values – eg:
<Subject>
<SubjectSchemeIdentifier>20</SubjectSchemeIdentifier> <!– Keywords –>
<SubjectHeadingText>krimi; nordic noir; spændingsroman; politiroman; seriemorder</SubjectHeadingText>
</Subject>